Run of Alt Clut

Run of Alt Clut

Run of Alt Clut was the ruler of Alt Clut (modern Dumbarton Rock, Scotland) and Strathclyde (the "Clyde Valley"), probably from the death of Artgal in 872 until 878. According to the "Harleian genealogies", he was the son of Artgal, his predecessor as king. ["Harleian genealogy of the Kings of Alt Clut", [http://www.kmatthews.org.uk/history/harleian_genealogies/5.html here] .] Run is in fact the last king of the north to appear in the Welsh genealogy, and this fact probably means that the pedigree was Run's own. Run was married to the daughter of Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín), perhaps at the instigation of Kenneth's son Constantine I (Causantín mac Cináeda). [Alan MacQuarrie, "The Kings of Strathclyde", in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) "Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G.W.S. Barrow", (Edinburgh, 1993), p. 13.] The marriage produced Eochaid, who, with Giric, possibly held overlordship of Scotland after the death of Run's brother-in-law, Áed (Áed mac Cináeda), until their deposition by King Donald II (Domnall mac Causantín). To what extent Run ever ruled independently from his Scottish overlords is unknown, and that he reigned at all is just an educated guess, although the "Chronicle of the Kings of Alba" does specify that his son Eochaid ruled as "King of the Britons". ["The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba", [http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scothist/booklets/sh1/documents-alba.html here] ; or see Alan Orr Anderson, "Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500–1286, 2 Vols", (Edinburgh, 1922), vol. i, pp.363-4.] If Run did indeed reign, it may have been during Run's reign the church of Saint Constantine at Govan was founded. [Alan MacQuarrie, "loc. cit.".] Run's death is unrecorded, but it was probably in 878 when we know Eochaid became king.

Notes

References

* Anderson, Alan Orr, "Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500–1286, 2 Vols", (Edinburgh, 1922)
* MacQuarrie, Alan, "The Kings of Strathclyde", in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) "Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G.W.S. Barrow", (Edinburgh, 1993), pp. 1-19
* Smyth, Alfred, "Warlords and Holy Men", (Edinburgh, 1984)

External links

* [http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scothist/booklets/sh1/documents-alba.html Chronicle of the Kings of Alba]
* [http://www.kmatthews.org.uk/history/harleian_genealogies/5.html Harleian Genealogy 5]

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